Factors influencing health conservation of Middle-Aged men in Korea Kim Hee Kyung Professor, Department of Nursing, Kongju National University, Gongju, South Korea Online published on 1 November, 2018. Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among perceived health status, stress, lifestyle habits, self-esteem, self-efficacy, wisdom and health conservation, and to analyze the effects of them on health conservation. Methods Subjects of this research are 134 middle-aged men. Data were collected by using questionnaires which included demographic characteristics, correlated factors and health conservation. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results There were significant relationship between health conservation and the following independent variables: stress (r=-.343, p<.001), lifestyle habits (r=.295, p=.001), self-esteem (r=.398, p<.001), self-efficacy (r=.471, p<.001), and wisdom (r=.714, p<.001). The variable affecting the health conservation of subjects was wisdom and explanatory power was 50.7%. Conclusion It is important for middle-aged men to live a wise life in everyday life to preserve their health. Especially, being wise subjects is possible through experiences that have overcome difficulties in their own lives by raising empathy and self-reflection for others, so experts need help them to live a life that can expand and develop these factors. Top Keywords Middle-Aged men, Health conservation, Stress, Lifestyle habits, Self-efficacy, Wisdom. Top |